Parent-teen concordance of selected adverse childhood experiences in a national sample of teenagers: Findings from National Health Interview Survey – Teen
Amanda E. Ng , Elizabeth Swedo , Benjamin Zablotsky , Lindsey I. Black , Phyllis Holditch Niolon , Jonaki Bose , Stephen J. Blumberg
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Abstract
Background
Parent-reported surveys are commonly used in child health research. However, few national surveys have examined concordance between parent- and teen-reported Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Objective
To examine concordance between parent- and teen-reported ACEs among a nationally representative sample of teens and understand sociodemographic correlates of concordance.
Participants and setting
Data were collected as part of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), an annual nationally representative survey of the United States, with parent-reported interviews and its follow-back survey, the National Health Interview Survey-Teen (NHIS-Teen), a self-administered web survey of youth aged 12–17 years.
Methods
Parent- and teen-reported ACEs, and several measures of concordance (e.g. weighted Cohen's kappa, prevalence adjusted bias adjusted kappa (PABAK)) are presented. Unadjusted logistic regressions tested associations between sociodemographic characteristics and likelihood of concordance for each ACE.
Results
ACEs prevalence based on parent report were lower compared to teen report (e.g. victim of or witnessed violence in the neighborhood, 6.5 % parent-reported vs. 15.5 %, teen-reported). Weighted Cohen's kappa statistics showed fair to moderate agreement (ks ranging from 0.27 to 0.53), with PABAK statistics showing slightly higher levels (ks ranging from 0.41 to 0.88).
Conclusions
There is discordance in ACEs reporting between teens and their parents, with parents less likely to report that their teen experience an ACE than teens are. This emphasizes the importance of collecting information directly from teenagers, which may help inform intervention work.
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Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.